1. Networx Unit Pricer— Training Manual
July 17, 2007

2. Networx Unit Pricer — Released Prices
Functions of the Pricer
Unit Pricer
Provides capability to compare unit prices across Universal, Enterprise, and FTS2001 vendors (where available)
Current and past year prices
No login necessary

3. Main Page

4. Navigation and Selection Basics
A plus sign indicates that there are additional sub-choices
If it’s a plus/minus sign, single click on the plus/minus sign to select or double click on the title itself
This icon must be double clicked in order to select it

5. Box 1 – Choose Your Vendors
You can choose to see prices from all vendors or choose your own combination of vendors

6. You can navigate to a CLIN or Service by typing in the Find CLIN box
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
You can navigate to a CLIN or Service by typing in the Find CLIN box

7. Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
Available CLINs will appear in a list – Single click to select the appropriate CLIN

8. You can also navigate through a “tree” of available Services and CLINs
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
You can also navigate through a “tree” of available Services and CLINs

9. The first step is to choose your Service Group
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
The first step is to choose your Service Group
A list of the services within each group is available starting on slide 50

10. Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
Choose Your Service

11. Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
Choose Your Category

12. Double-Click to Choose Your CLIN
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
Double-Click to Choose Your CLIN

13. The Choose CLIN Box Will Show Your Selected CLIN
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
The Choose CLIN Box Will Show Your Selected CLIN

14. You can also choose from recently selected CLINs
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
You can also choose from recently selected CLINs

15. If a location is not required, Box 3 will appear as below.
Box 3 – Choose Locations
If a location is not required, Box 3 will appear as below.
If a location is required, you will be prompted to enter the location information.

16. Box 3 – Choose Locations
Enter your desired location in the text field. Finish by pressing enter.
You can enter any of the following information and the pricer will map results to the nearest wire center: street address with city/state; NPANXX; NSC; SWC; zip code; or city and state.

17. Box 4 – Choose Date Range Dates must be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format
Choose from pre-defined ranges or specify your own range
Dates must be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format

18. When in doubt, don’t change the default
Box 5 – Pricing Options
This panel allows you to adjust any applicable pricing parameters such as quantity or bandwidth
When in doubt, don’t change the default

19. Box 6 – Activating the Pricer
Once all choices have been made in Boxes 1 through 5, press the “Price Selected CLIN” button to cue the pricer to retrieve your results

20. Results appear in the Pricing Results panel on the right side of the Web page

21. Pricing Results: Navigation Hint
To see the pricing results full screen, press the << in the Options title bar

22. Unit Price Data by Vendor
CLIN Results
‘n/a’ indicates that the vendor does not offer that particular unit price
CLIN Description
Date Range
Unit Price Data by Vendor

23. CLIN Results (Concluded)
Each CLIN has a frequency. Frequency types are MRC, NRC, and Usage.
Each CLIN has a Unit Type.
This is the quantity from Box 5.
CLINs are either Routine or Critical.

24. CLIN Results: Navigation Hint
Bolded prices represent the lowest price for that time period

25. CLIN Results: Options

26. CLIN Results: Options—Download
Choosing the Download option will prompt you to save the results

27. CLIN Results: Options—Download (Continued)
Choose Save when prompted to download the results or Cancel to abort

28. CLIN Results: Options—Download (Continued)
Navigate to your preferred save location and then select Save to download your results or choose Cancel to abort the action

29. CLIN Results: Options—Download (Continued)
A dialogue box will indicate that your results have been downloaded

30. CLIN Results: Options—Download (Concluded)

31. CLIN Results: Options—Remove
Choosing Remove will generate a yes/no prompt

32. CLIN Results: Options—Remove (Concluded)
Choosing Yes will clear the CLIN prices from the Pricing Results panel

33. CLIN Results: Associated CLINs
If there are CLINs that are associated with the priced CLIN, they will be listed under the Associated drop down
Single clicking on an associated category will automatically pull the relevant CLINs in Box 2 to allow you to choose them for pricing

34. CLIN Results: Associated CLINs (Concluded)
For example, choosing CONUS to CONUS PVC from Associated CLINs will pull up the appropriate CLINs in the Options panel
Choices will be constrained to CLIN characteristics that are equivalent to the original CLIN (grayed out CLINs are not appropriate choices)

35. Navigation Hint
Choosing Clear Association Filter will allow all CLINs to be available for pricing when pricing associated CLINS

36. Total Price Summary
Total Price Summary shows the sum of all price results by vendor:
If more than one CLIN was priced, the summary will reflect the sum of the results from each CLIN
If the CLIN is an MRC CLIN, results will reflect the multiplication of the # of months in the chosen time period by the price; if the date range encompasses more than a single year, annual results will be summed together
If the CLIN is an NRC CLIN, results will reflect the first price
If the CLIN is a Usage CLIN, results will reflect the CLIN price multiplied by the quantity specified in Box 5 and then multiplied over the # of months in the chosen time period

37. Pricing Results: Clear
Choosing Yes will clear all individual CLIN price results

38. HOW DO I PRICE MY DEDICATED ACCESS?

39. Navigation and Selection Basics
Step 1: Choose Your Vendors
Step 2: Choose Your CLIN
Telecommunication Services
Dedicated Access (DAA all services)
Domestic Wireline Building MRC
Select Your Speed (Bandwidth)
Step 3: Enter Your Location
City and State
NPANXX, NSC, SWC
Building address
Step 4: Choose Your Date Range
Step 5: Input Your Desired Number of Circuits for That Location (or Leave at Default of 1)
Step 6: Activate the Pricer by Pressing the “Price Selected CLIN” Button

40. Choose Your Vendors

41. You can navigate by typing in the Find CLIN box … or …
Box 2 – Choose Your CLIN
You can navigate by typing in the Find CLIN box … or …

42. Choose Your CLIN: Telecommunication Services
… by browsing through the tree

43. Choose Your CLIN: Dedicated Access

44. Choose Your CLIN: Domestic Wireline Building MRC

45. Choose Your CLIN: Select Your Speed (Bandwidth)

46. Enter Your Location

47. Choose Your Date Range

48. Input Your Desired Number of Circuits for That Location (or Leave at Default of 1)

49. Activate the Pricer by Pressing the “Price Selected CLIN” Button

50. View Your Results

51. SERVICE GROUPS

52. Service Groups

53. Telecommunication Services

54. Management and Applications Services

55. Security Services

56. Special Services

57. Wireless Services

58. Access Services

59. Service Enabling Devices

60. Other Services